Popular Creston Couple Wed At St Malachys Parish House
Mira Gertrude Jarvis and Roy Youngren married this morning at 10 o clock in St Malachys Parish House Rev Father Wise officiated attended by Catherine Farthing and Donald Hood The couple, both Creston High grads now to reside in a Petercon Street apartment after July 1 The wedding colors pink and lavender and a breakfast followed at the bride’s home. Guests included G Gibbons Waterloo Gail Youngren Oneida IL Mrs Henry Hurshbarger Algi ngdon IL Mrs Mary Munson Sioux City Mrs B Marks Chicago and Helen Ryan Sioux City.
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Creston
Mira Gertrude Jarvis
C. W. Jarvis
South Sumner Rect
Roy Youngren
A. H. Youngren
Oneida
Ilinois
St. Malachy’s
Father Wise
Catherine Farthing
Donald Hood
Creeton High School
Iowa State College
Amer
Youngern
Lagomarcinvo-Grupe Company
Youngren
Petercon Street
G. Ja Gibbons
Waterloo
Mise Gail Youngren
Henry Hurshbarger
Alfingdon
Mary Munson
Ity
B. Marks
Chicago
Helen Ryan
Sioux City
Young Couple Married in Galesburg This Week
Victor Shaw of this city and Pearl Borland of Afton wed Tuesday at the groom’s sister Mrs Small’s home in Galesburg VI They returned to Creston for a visit then headed to Afton to settle Shaw works for the Burlington railroad company Both are well known here and their friends wish them happiness in married life.
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Victor Shaw
Pearl Borland
Afton
Greenfield Couple Married in City Today
A marriage license was issued today by George Figgins, clerk of the District Court, to Charles B. Sheets aged 49 and Myrtle Culverson aged 43, both residents of Greenfield. The couple are well known locally.
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George « Figgins
Charles B. Sheets
Greenfield
Myrtle Culverson
Newspaper ads request early news tips
The Advertiser asks readers to telephone news to the office before noon whenever possible or as soon thereafter as may be, to give better service for timely reporting.
Dance at Park by American Legion a well attended event
The American Legion hosted a dance at McKinley Park dance pavilion on Tuesday evening. The Melody Five orchestra provided the music and drew a large crowd for the event.
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Park
McKinley Park
Melody Five
The Big Sister's Class Monthly Meeting
The Big Sister's class plans its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Jones home 563 West Howard Street Friday afternoon. All members urged to attend.
Ford Roadster Missing and Found by Police
Walter Wade reported his newly purchased Ford roadster stolen from 210 South Elm Street last night. Chief Louden detained two 17 year old suspects, who confessed to taking the car and abandoning it east of the overhead bridge on the Afton road after running out of gas. the vehicle was recovered.
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Walter Wade
South Elm Street
Wade
Harper Brush Company
Louden
Charles
Young
Afton Road
Chief Louden
Promoter Leon Friedman Linked to Creston Racing Show
Local memory ties Leon Friedman to Creston’s 1917 fair as promoter of a nationally known auto racing team led by Lewis Disbrow. Friedman, once an amusement organizer who visited China from the United States, was noted as a large figure on the racing day and had interactions with secretary RK E Boyer during advance contracting.
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China
Creston
Leon Friedman
Lewis Disbrow
Friedman
RK. E. Boyer
United States
Dwight Frazier Accepts Post at Marshalltown
Dwight Frazier, previously advertising solicitor for the Advertiser, will leave Creston late this week to join the Globe-Gazette in Marshalltown in a similar role. Friends regret his departure but wish him success and the Globe-Gazette praise for securing his services.
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Dwight Frazier
The
Advertiser
Marvehadlftown
Globe-Gazette
Frazier
Creston
Globe- Gazette
Shop Man Injured in Ball Game Near Round House
Roy Keesey of the Burlington shops was struck in the right eye by a batted ball during a nearby ball game with coworkers near the round house. He was taken to the hospital and is under care. The physician said sight in the eye should be saved despite considerable pain.
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Roy Keesey
Burlington Shops
Round House
Reckner Couple Welcome Baby Boy at Greater Community Hospital
Mr and Mrs Earl Reckner of 4102 North Sycamore announce the arrival of a baby boy this morning at the Greater Community Hospital. He has been given the name William Bryan.
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Earl Reckner
North
Sycamore Street
Greater Communnity, Hospital
William Bryan
Missionary Society to Meet at Mrs. Alice Ort Home
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will convene with Mrs. Alice Ort at 610 West Montgomery Street on Thursday afternoon. All members are requested to be present.
W. W. G. Girls Host Mothers Banquet at Church
The WW. G. girls of the Baptist church entertained their mothers at a Monday evening banquet. Tables were prettily decorated and the event was described as very pleasant. Miss Gertrude Ickis assisted during the evening.
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WW. G
the Baptist Church
Gertrude Ickis
Christian Aid Society to Meet at Church Parlor
The Christian Aid Society will hold a Thursday afternoon meeting in the church parlor. This is an important gathering and all members are urged to attend.
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Christian Aid Society
Creston social notes include visits and events
Gussie McSkimming spent last Tuesday with his grandmother Mrs. MecSkimming. Will Manatrey returned from OuUuniwa where he shipped cattle. Mrs K McCafferty was indisposed last week. Mrs H C Harrison and daughter Catherine visited Mrs J H Brown. Mr Harrison visited Saturday. Will Smith acted in The Womanless Wedding at the Christian church Thursday and Friday. Rh Williams and Reynolds brothers attended a lecture in Creston. Mrs Guy Manatrey and daughter Cheryl went to Des Moines for a few days. Rev J M Williams of Keene received a Doctor of Divinity from Simpson College. he is son of Mr and Mrs R S Williams. Children Day exercises at Congregational church were postponed due to rain and muddy roads. Rev Thomas Hall of Erwin SD may occupy the pulpit next Sunday. Mrs Sige Sammnu... spent Thursday and Friday with Charlie Johnston in Creston. Campfire Girls organized as Minnehaha Campfire. officers elected Lois Carter president, Clotine Howell vice president, Irene Sammons secretary, Thelma Geddan treasurer. They plan an ice cream social in the park.
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Gussie McSkimming
Creston
Wm. MecSkimming
Will Manatrey
OuUuniwa
K. McCafferty
H. C. Harrison
Catherine
J. H. Brown
Mr. Harrison
Will Smith
Christian Church
Williams
R. S. Williams
Congregational Church
Thomas
Erwin
South Dakota
Sige Sanmuneons
Charlie Johnston
Agnes Webb
Minnehaha Campfire
Lois Carter
Vier
Clotine Howell
Irene Sammons
Treas
Thelma Geddan
Valley Busy Week With Visits And Club Meeting
Mrs. Elvis Butt and her children visited the Sam Gabhorn home from Monday to Thursday. The G. W. Club met at Mrs. Clay Kilgore’s home for an all day meeting Thursday. A light turnout due to weather as members contributed dishes for dinner.
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Elvis Butt
Sam Gabhorn
G. W. Club
Clay Kilgore
Community Notes and Local Activities in Shannon and Creston
Local residents attended a sewing meetup where carpet rag making earned Mrs. Nima Griep a prize. Families shopped in Shannon City and Creston, with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Griep noted. A Children’s Day program was postponed and a church schedule shared. Rainy season concerns and farmers awaiting field work were recorded.
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Nima Griep
Kilgore
Sadie
Jennie Miller
Shannon City
Tom Griep
Shannon
Creston
Clay Kilgore
Valley
Music an Important Asset in the Home
Robert W. Lyon of the American Better Home Bureau urged the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce that homes should have music to keep youth engaged. He said player pianos and phonographs have boosted demand for good music, arguing homes of all incomes can be made vibrant with musical culture.
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Chicago
Robert W. Lyon
American Better Home Bureau
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
United States
Mr. Lyon
England Worried Over Emigration to America
London reports Britain frets over skilled artisans and domestic servants leaving for the United States. A government committee probes causes as the US quota limits entry, July 1 rules tighten, and steamship bookings for July to September fill. The Westminster Gazette notes the pull of America despite higher scrutiny.
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London
Great Britain
United States
America
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Westminster Gazette
Rev Tom L Roberts ousted over Klan ties
Sioux City Iowa June 18 Rev Tom L Roberts formerly chaplain of the American Legion of Iowa was removed as juniorwarden of the Shefield Masonic lodge by Grand Master F W Glaze of Oskaloosa after joining the Ku Klux Klan and becoming an organizer. Glaze denounced the Klan and said he barred its speakers from lodge rooms statewide.
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Sioux City
Tom L. Roberts
American Legion of Iowa
Masonic Lodge
Sheffield
F. W. Glaze
Oskaloosa
Ku Klux Klan
Glaze
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Grand Amster
Land Credit Bank Offers Loans For Home Finishes
Local notices list lenders promising quick service and low rates to finance home finishing projects. Various residents and visitors, including Mrs. Mary Stagg of Orient and Miss Grace Taylor of Cromwell, are mentioned in a flurry of city-daily shopping and travel notes.
Legion Auxiliary to Meet in Community Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular session at the Community Hall in the fire station on Wednesday June 13 at 8 00 PM
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American Legion Auxiliary
Local Notes From Talmage and Surrounding Towns
Residents recount visits and social calls in Tal mage and nearby towns. Roy Knotts suffered a head gash at a coal chute but is improving. Visits include Maggie and Tillie Holcomb, Helen Thompson to Grandmother Miller, Rev Kesterson preaching next Sunday, and Mr Agans with son visiting Joe Goins.
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Maggie
Tillie Holcomb
Harleas Arnold
Talmage
Roy Knotts
Thayer
Roy
Helen Thompson
Miller
North
Kesterson
John Pettet
St. Joseph Mo
Chas. Thompson
Mr. Agans
Murray
Joe Goins
Geo. Shriver
Claud Loy
Creston
Giant air beacon to guide transcontinental pilots
A 36 inch lens beacon light capable of projecting a white beam over 25 miles left New York for Cheyenne to form the western end of a chain of five lights. The system will stretch from Chicago to Cheyenne with air mail stations at Chicago Iowa City Omaha North Platte and Cheyenne. Smaller lights will be placed at intervals between the major beacons.
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New York
Cheyenne
Wyo
Chicago
Iowa City
Omaha
Neb
North Platte
Cheyenne, Wy
Postoffice
Shire Stallion Royal Star Light at D. J. Gibbons & Sons
Paramount Royalty sire of the Shire Stallion Royal Star Light No 18416 stands at farm 2 miles south 4 west. Prospective buyers urged to use this horse as good horses are in demand and a market awaits. Phone 4 W for LOUGHLIN CO.
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Shire Stallion Royal Star Light No
Paramount
D. J. Gibbons & Sons
W. R. Loughlin CO
Crest City Businesses and Local Visitors Highlight Creston Notes
Local ads list Crest City 5e Cigar and Creston Plumbing at 109 111 N Elm St, with phone 204. A parade of visitors includes Miss Laura Reed from Knox and George Jones of Bridgewater, plus Rev F C McCallen of Lenox and J B Pace of Massena visiting Creston. Numerous residents and travelers are noted in city social roundup.
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Crest City
Elm St
Creston Plumbing & Heating Co
Laura Reed
Knox
George Jones of
Bridgewater
Howard Holmes
Afton
Wii Winds
Gault Bros
Chriss Jessen
South Elm St
Loans For Abstracts and Loans See Fidelity Abstract
Fidelity Abstract and Loan Company operated by J. W. Richardson as president offers abstracting services and loan options.
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Fidelity Abstract & Loan Company
J. W. Richardson
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Claude
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Albright
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Moline
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Rae Ranson
Parnell
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Jay Ransom
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Woodmary
Lodge
Chas. Ferris
Margaret Holcomb
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U. S. Cavalry
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Breezy Ridge
Firm Knotts
Edna Boyd Laaming
Adel Iowa
Bertha Knotts
Russel Lowa
Edith
Donald Thompson
L. FB. Cochran
Glen
Ruby Courtnay
Kasson
Courtnay
Louis Vogel
No. L
Gale
Claude Long
Virgil Goin
Alice
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George Waske
Conception Mo
Louis Waske
Advertiser-Gavette
Advertiser-Gazette
John Long
F. Downard
Miss Besse
Pittsburg
New Hampshire
Bessie
Lyle Allen
Elmer Allen
Burt
Edmund Vogel
Weinkotz
Henry Weinkotz
Edmund
Cadle Pettel
Ross Holcomb
William Holcomb
Smackover
Arkansas
Marie Loy
Lorimer
John Cochran
Lyle
Mable Allen
Little Willard
Cleve Coakley
Cw MabonywafpddtisnaMasos
Allen Dukeman
Kangas
Sheppard
R. BE
Jume Pettet
L. O. Jones
Adel
Land Credit Bank
Mary Stagg
Orient
Carl Fisher
Samuel Marsh
Luetta Smith
Crandall
Russell Avenue
Doris Corbin
Grace Taylor
George Rexses
Florence Rexses
Orange
Texas
Fred Butler
T. K. Wilson
California
West
Mary McCann
Ottumwa
Charles Shade
Mildred
Daylene
Carl Parrett
Paul Baugh
Guthrie Center
Baugh
Des Moines
C. BE. Butler
Maxine
Toledo
Ohio
Cc. W. Clark
West Adams _ street
Mrs. Butler
Alva Stottlemyer
Ethel
Josephine McCann
Springfield
Ilinoia
Montana
Red Foxes
Karl Farley
Centerville
P. O. Box
Nebr
Russell & Persels
Harsh’s Bank
Agnew Building
South Spruce Street
Burlington Apt
Birch, Itch
M. McMaster
North Elm
J. J Leu
Harry Hood & CO
Pine St
W. H. Carson
R. A. Swanson
Stevers Shoe
N. Maple Street
Res
F. C. McCallen
Lenox
J. B. Pace
Massena
B. Emerson
Sam Robbins
Kansas City
Missouri
Billie Toon
Mapleton
BE. L. Hoyt
Corning
H. N. Hollenbeck
Florence
May Holenbeck
Reeding
Gordon Gibbons
Jarvis- Yungren
Frank W. Gels
Gillette
Wyoming
A. J. Myers
McDowell
Myers
Wallace W. Shinn
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wisconsin
W. W. Shinn
North ‘Sycamore Street
East End
Floyd Kretzer
Jessie Nash
George Murray
St. Joseph
Harry Chittenden
Gail Youngrén
Jarvis- Youngren
Mary Schroder
St. Scholastica Academy
M. B. Wagons
Ford
Creston Iron & Metal Co
L. L
New York Ave
Livingston Ave
Candy Land
Poplar St
Wyoming Ave
W. W. Carson
Lincoln
Phone
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Hurlburt
West Adams Street
South Elm
Jack
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Edwards
Marshal Field
Strauss D. G. Co
H. A. Osborn
RY Express Co
Em. Ee
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